2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, NM metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Albuquerque, NM?
$11,600 – $22,000
Typical $16,800 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $451 per square (100 sq ft of roof) installed, below the US typical of $500.
How we got this number
An architectural shingle roof in the Albuquerque, NM metro costs $355 to $547 per square installed (typical $451) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +1.8% against the New Mexico figure of $443 and -9.8% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 196 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $23.75/hour (median $22.01, about 710 employed), BLS May 2025. The whole-roof range is for a 2,000 sq ft single-story home (6/12 pitch, one layer torn off, permit and dumpster included). Full methodology.
All materials in Albuquerque, NM
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $355 | $451 | $547 |
| 3-tab shingles | $250 | $317 | $385 |
| Standing seam metal | $825 | $1,152 | $1,480 |
| Metal panel | $440 | $810 | $1,180 |
| Tile | $625 | $1,635 | $2,644 |
| Slate | $940 | $1,865 | $2,790 |
| Flat membrane | $220 | $426 | $632 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Albuquerque, NM" (area code 10740). State rank for New Mexico: 44 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Albuquerque
Housing age. The median home in the Albuquerque, NM metro was built in 1985, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 41.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 26.9% in 2000 or later; 69% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 69 county hail reports across the metro's 4 counties from 2021 to 2025 (9 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 23 in 2023, 8 in 2024, 26 in 2025), rank 61 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 48 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3.5 inches. Most reports came from Bernalillo, New Mexico (39), Torrance, New Mexico (23), Sandoval, New Mexico (9). After a hail storm, read the roof insurance claim guide and how hail damages a roof.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county hail reports 2021 to June 30, 2026); U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates 2020-2024, tables B25035, B25034 and B25003; counties per OMB July 2023 metro definitions.
Other New Mexico metros
- Santa Fe $424/sq
- Farmington $420/sq
- Las Cruces $405/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Springfield, MO $452/sq · rank 193
- Birmingham, AL $452/sq · rank 194
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $452/sq · rank 195
- Wichita, KS $451/sq · rank 197
- Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $450/sq · rank 198
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $450/sq · rank 199
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